Perioperative Nursing Care

Job description

OP Care comprises the preparation, participation and aftercare of surgical procedures, in particular the instrumentation in all surgical fields, the participation in the planning and organisation of the OP surgical process, disinfection, sterilisation and care of the instruments required for the OP and the pre- and post-operative care of the patients in the OP area.

How do you become an operating room nurse?

Anyone wanting to specialise in perioperative nursing after completing a bachelor's degree or diploma in healthcare and nursing care can complete the higher education course (job-enabling) in perioperative nursing care at the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria at the Med Campus V. Linz. The two-semester programme finishes with the title “Academic Expert in Perioperative Nursing.” The course focuses on perioperative nursing in the operating room, related sciences (e.g., medicine, psychology, sociology), and personal and social competencies. Internships enable an optimal transfer of theory into practice.